Word · Frequency #12734
roe
鱼卵；鱼子
the eggs of a female fish, especially when separated from the body and used as food
- 1.
Eggs of fish.
鱼卵。
- 2.
A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.
木材(尤指桃花心木)上明暗斑驳的外观。
- 3.
Sperm of certain fish.
某些鱼类的精液。
- 4.
Ovaries of certain crustaceans.
某些甲壳动物的卵巢。
（龙虾等甲壳动物的）卵块；鱼卵。；木材(尤指桃花心木)上明暗斑驳的外观。；某些鱼类的精液。；某些甲壳动物的卵巢。
In use
The sushi chef served fresh salmon roe with rice.
Fish roe is rich in protein and omega-3 fatty acids.
Some people enjoy the salty burst of caviar, which is seasoned sturgeon roe.
[fish] roe
将鱼名或动物名放在 roe 前作定语，表示该来源的卵，如 cod roe（鳕鱼子）。
Sushi with salmon roe is my favorite.
带三文鱼鱼子的寿司是我的最爱。
roe from [animal]
from 后接动物，强调卵的来源；也可说 the roe of...，语义相近。
The chef uses roe from wild trout.
这位厨师用的是野生鳟鱼的鱼子。
the roe of [animal]
roe 也可指龙虾等甲壳动物的卵块，不限于鱼类。
Connections
Collocations
- fish roe
- 鱼子；鱼卵
- Fish roe is often used as a topping for sushi.鱼子常用作寿司的配料。
- salmon roe
- 鲑鱼卵；三文鱼子
- Salmon roe has a bright orange color and a salty flavor.三文鱼子呈亮橙色，味道咸鲜。
- cod roe
- 鳕鱼卵；鳕鱼子
- Cod roe is a common ingredient in many European dishes.鳕鱼卵是许多欧洲菜肴中常用的食材。
- flying fish roe
- 飞鱼卵；飞鱼子
- Flying fish roe is often sprinkled over sushi rolls.飞鱼卵常撒在寿司卷上。
- lumpfish roe
- 圆鳍鱼卵
- Lumpfish roe is sometimes dyed black to serve as a cheap caviar substitute.圆鳍鱼卵有时被染成黑色，用作廉价的鱼子酱替代品。
- roe sac
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 roe 看作 r + oe，两个 o 像圆滚滚的鱼卵，r 是鱼卵连成的串，看到 roe 就想到鱼子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cookbooks、restaurant menus、fish markets 「roe」指鱼卵或龙虾等甲壳动物的卵块，属标准中性用词，多用于菜谱、海鲜菜单或水产市场等场景；日常口语中更常说 fish eggs。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵单词：toe、doe、foe、woe、go 都与 roe 同韵，读 /əʊ/。注意 shoe 虽也以 -oe 结尾，但读 /ʃuː/，与 roe 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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